| diligent | | |
| adj. | 1. diligent, persevering | quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness.; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business" |
| ~ patient | enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance.; "a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist"; "please be patient" |
| adj. | 2. diligent | characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks.; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files" |
| ~ busy | actively or fully engaged or occupied.; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch" |
| ~ careful | exercising caution or showing care or attention.; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior" |
| ~ assiduous, sedulous | marked by care and persistent effort.; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles" |
| ~ hardworking, industrious, untiring, tireless | characterized by hard work and perseverance. |
| work at | | |
| v. (social) | 1. work at, work on | to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something.; "the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold" |
| ~ work | exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity.; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" |
| ~ belabor, belabour | to work at or to absurd length.; "belabor the obvious" |
| work on | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. process, work, work on | shape, form, or improve a material.; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" |
| ~ transform, transmute, transubstantiate | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature.; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another" |
| ~ shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work | make something, usually for a specific function.; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" |
| ~ hot-work | roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot. |
| ~ cold work, coldwork | shape (metal) without heat. |
| ~ overwork | use too much.; "This play has been overworked" |
| ~ make over, retread, rework | use again in altered form.; "retread an old plot" |
| ~ rack | work on a rack.; "rack leather" |
| ~ tool | work with a tool. |
| ~ till | work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation.; "till the soil" |
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